Shopping aid sheet holders for pushcarts



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SHOPPING AID SHEET HOLDERS FOR PUSHCARTS Grady E. (Iarnpbeil, N. Mex,assign-or Application June 28, 1957, Serial No. 668,661

1 Claim. (Cl. 40-17) My invention relates to improvements in sheetholders ijinited States Patent for attachment to the handles ofpushcarts such as are used in self-service stores and the like.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a holder for supportinga merchandise advertising sheet and a shoppers check list sheet inupright position on the handle of such a pushcart for easy reference andcomparison of the check list sheet with information on the advertisingsheet by a shopper pushing the cart from place to place in a store, andwhich is readily attachable to a handle of such a pushcart and is ofsimple inexpensive construction and durable.

To the accomplishment of the above and subordinate objects, presentlyappearing, my improved holder comprises a backing panel for the sheetshaving means for attaching the panel at a lower edge thereof to thehandle in upright position, a rest bar at the lower edge of the panelfor supporting the sheets, a retaining bar on the panel coacting withthe rest bar to form a retaining pocket for the check list sheet, anenvelope for positioning over the panel and the advertising sheet toseparate the advertising sheet from a check list sheet, means forsecuring the envelope to the panel, and means coacting with theretaining bar to clamp the lower edges of the advertising and check listsheets, and a bottom edge of the envelope in the pocket to hold thesheets and envelope in flattened position, all as set forth in detail inthe following description, defined in the appended claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder attached to thehandle of a cart;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in vertical transverse section taken on theline 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view on a smaller scale of theenvelope, advertising sheet, and the panel and parts thereon;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective, exploded view of the panel, restbar and retaining bar, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective, exploded view of the panel andthe attaching means.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the backing panel, designatedgenerally by the numeral 1, is rectangular and adapted to be attached tothe handle bar 3 of a pushcart, not shown, in upright rearwardlyinclined position by attaching means comprising a pair of resilient bars5 riveted at upper ends thereof, as at 7, to the back and lower portionof said panel 1 parallel with and adjacent side edges of said panel andterminating below the lower or bottom 9 of the panel in arcuate upwardlyopening hooks 11 straddling the handle bar 3 and bolted thereto, as at13. A rest bar 15 with enlarged upstanding ends 17 extends along thebottom 9 and front of the panel 1 for supporting the bottom edge 19 ofan advertising sheet 21 positioned against the front of the panel 1, andthe bottom edge 23 of a relatively narrower check list sheet 25positioned in front of the advertising sheet said bar serving to alignsaid sheets vertically.

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A retaining bar 27 extends along and in front of the rest bar 15 andforms therewith a retaining pocket 29 for the bottom edges 19, 23.

Preferably the bottom edge 19 of the advertising sheet 21 is reduced tofit in said pocket 29.

The bars 15, 27 are secured together at the ends thereof and to thepanel 1 by rivets, as at 31, or any other suitable means.

The envelope 33 is formed of any suitable transparent material, such asplastic, and sleeved downwardly over the panel 1 and over theadvertising sheet 21 so that said sheet 21 is held flat against saidpanel and data on the advertising sheet is visible through the envelope.The lower front edge 35 of the envelope 33 is reduced to fit in thepocket 29 for a purpose presently seen.

Snap fastener devices 37, 39 are provided on the back of the panel 1 andon the back of the envelope 33 for pressing together and secure theenvelope 33 to said panel 1.

A leaf spring 43 in the vertical center and on the front of the panel 1is riveted at its upper end as at 45, to said panel and depends into thepocket 29 behind the front of the envelope 33 and clamps the lower edges35, 19, 23 of the envelope 33, advertising sheet 21 and check list sheet25 together and against the retaining bar 27 to hold front of theenvelope 33 and sections together in flattened condition. A directionspot legend 41 in the front of the envelope 33 indicates where theshopper may direct pressure against the leaf spring 43 to free the loweredges of the envelope 33 and advertising and check list sheets 25, 21from clamping engagement with the retaining bar 27.

The panel 1 and bars 15, formed of fiberboard, plastic, light strongmetal.

The advertising sheet 21 may be of a poster type usually furnished by astore with listed commodities and other data thereon and the check listsheet 25 is prepared with listed data, as at 44 thereon by the shopperfor checking against the advertising sheet 21 by folding the check listsheet 25 forwardly to expose data on the advertising sheet 21 or forchecking of items on the check list sheet 25 against data on theadvertising sheet 21 at the left side of the advertising sheet 21 andcheck list sheet 25, such data not being shown since the same forms perse, no part of my invention.

However, the check list sheet 25 and the advertising sheet 21 may beunrelated, as regards data thereon, and the holder used for such anunrelated advertising sheet to display the same in a prominent placewhere it will be readily seen by a shopper. The check list sheet isprimarily a reminder sheet to insure against forgetfulness. By placingthe check list sheet 25 in the holder misplacement thereof whileshopping is avoided and both hands of the shopper are free whileshopping. As will be seen the holder provides a prominent place forcomplete display of an advertising sheet if no check sheet is used andfor partial display of an advertising sheet of a check list sheet isused in this holder.

As will be clear, the holder described in the foregoing may be reversedon the handle bar 3, if desired, for reading of the sheets from thefront of the cart, and the resilient bars 5 provide for tilting thepanel 1 and the sheets 21, 25 and in the desired angle suitable forreading.

Preferably directional insignia is provided, as at 47, on the re ainingbar 27 to indicate to a shopper where the check list sheet 25 is to beplaced.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention 27 may be inexpensively or hard rubber, or any to theexact construction and operation shown and described, and accordinglyall suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, fallingwithin the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A holder for an advertising sheet and a shoppers list sheet andattachment to a shoppers pushcart comprising a rectangular backing panelfor said sheets and having a lower end, means on said end of the panelforming a front pocket on the panel extending along said end forreceiving lower edges of an advertising sheet imposed against the frontof the panel and of a shoppers list sheet positioned in front of theadvertising sheet, a transexerted thereagainst to release the loweredges of said parent envelope sleeved over said panel and advertisingsheet to hold the latter flat against the panel and having a lower edgedisposed in said pocket and a leaf spring on the front of the panelbehind the advertisingsheet coacting with the pocket to clamp the loweredge of said envelope and the lower edges of said sheets together, saidspring being flexible rearwardly by finger pressure sheets and envelopefor removal of the sheets and envelope, and a spot indicator on thefront of the envelope and in front of the spring for indicating wheresuch finger pressure should be exerted.

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